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Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

Job in Laval, Province de Québec, Canada
Listing for: National Bank
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Reporting to the Senior Vice-President - Chief Technology and Information Security (CTO/GCISO), the Vice-President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is accountable for defining, governing, and overseeing the Bank’s enterprise-wide cybersecurity and technology risk posture. In addition to core CISO responsibilities, the role leads enterprise-level enablement functions for the CTO organisation, including financial planning and portfolio management, change and communication enablement, and executive reporting.

These functions support the effectiveness, coherence, and delivery discipline of the CTO leadership team.
The role ensures the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of information assets, digital platforms, cloud environments, applications, and critical infrastructures, while enabling the Bank’s strategic, digital, and regulatory objectives.
This executive role operates at the intersection of risk, technology, and business strategy, and provides authoritative leadership to executive management, the Board of Directors, regulators, and external stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Enterprise Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Leadership
  • Define and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity and technology risk management strategy aligned with business objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory expectations.
  • Establish and oversee security policies, standards, and governance frameworks in line with recognised industry practices.
  • Ensure effective identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of cybersecurity and technology risks across the Bank’s operations and digital ecosystem.
2. Governance, Oversight & Assurance
  • Oversee independent assessments including penetration testing, audits, investigations, and control reviews to ensure continuous risk reduction.
  • Ensure consistent regulatory compliance and effective engagement with audit, risk management, and compliance functions.
  • Provide regular, transparent reporting on cyber and technology risk posture to executive management and the Board’s Technology and Risk Committees.
3. Enablement of the CTO Organisation (Financial, Portfolio, Change & Reporting)
  • Lead financial planning, budget oversight, and investment governance for the CTO organisation, ensuring transparency, discipline, and alignment with strategic priorities.
  • Oversee technology and cybersecurity portfolio management, including prioritisation, dependency management, execution tracking, and benefits realisation.
  • Provide structured change management support across the CTO organisation, including communication planning, executive messaging, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Establish and maintain executive-level reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics to support decision-making by the CTO and peer Vice-Presidents.
  • Act as a trusted partner to other Vice-Presidents within the CTO organisation by enabling consistency, coordination, and delivery effectiveness across major initiatives.
4. Enablement, Architecture & Transformation
  • Partner with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and operations leaders to embed security-by-design across platforms, products, and services.
  • Ensure cybersecurity considerations are embedded into major transformation programmes, cloud adoption, data platforms, and customer-facing solutions.
  • Align governance and enablement mechanisms to support large-scale transformation and organisational change.
5. Operational Resilience & Crisis Leadership
  • Provide executive leadership during significant cybersecurity incidents, crises, and simulations.
  • Strengthen cyber resilience, third-party risk management, and business continuity capabilities in line with regulatory guidance and best practices.
6. External & Ecosystem Engagement
  • Represent the Bank with regulators, industry forums, peer institutions, and cross-sector organisations on cybersecurity and technology risk matters.
  • Contribute to industry initiatives and thought leadership to advance the Bank’s positioning and influence within the financial services ecosystem.
Leadership Profile
The successful candidate is an experienced executive leader with a proven ability to:
  • Influence strategic decision-making at…
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